Dinner to celebrate three decades of Hoboken Shelter serving community

Journal file photoThe Hoboken Shelter is located at 300 Bloomfield St.

A dinner fundraiser celebrating the three decades Hoboken Shelter has served the city’s most vulnerable is scheduled to take place next month.

The dinner will take place at the Elks Lodge in Hoboken, 1002 Washington St., on Thursday, May 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. to commemorate the years the shelter has provided food, housing and programs for the community.

Todd Kinney, one of the shelter’s biggest volunteers, will be honored at the event.

Kinney has spent much time participating in events to aid Hoboken’s homeless population and helped to found the shelter’s best known fundraiser -- the Teak Silent Auction -- which raises upwards of $15,000 annually.

Two members of the local band, Bern and Brights, will make a special appearance at the event and Carlo’s Bakery will donate a cake.

Last year, the shelter provided more than 120,000 meals, which Executive Director Jaclyn Cherubini told The Jersey Journal was an increase of 20 percent compared to 2010.

Event organizers are looking for raise more than $40,000 from a variety of sponsors, which will account for a significant portion of the shelter’s budget.

Tickets cost $130 per person and tables of eight are available for $1,000.

For more information about purchasing a ticket, contact Marie Titus at (201) 938-2829 or email anniversary@hobokenshelter.org.